It’s not quite December, but year-end best-of lists are starting to pop up, and so far Kings of Leon — the kinda seedy, kinda cool Southern alt-rock band of brothers and a cousin — are emerging as contenders for album of the year. Their album “Only by the Night” tops the Amazon.com critics’ list of […]
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(Courtesy Photo) The Spirit of Christmas present? Definitely not Santa and his elves. Frank Miller’s stylized superhero tale “The Spirit” is one of seven movies scheduled to open on Christmas Day. 2: Beethoven Mannerchor and Damenchor perform seasonal German songs at the San Antonio Museum of Art. • An early Neil Young solo recording is […]
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One of the problems of attending a live broadcast of a radio show is that at times the live audience can’t hear what the radio audience hears. Saturday at Laurie Auditorium, I sometimes missed ‘Whad’Ya Know?” host Michael Feldman’s next zinger because folks were still laughing or applauding. It’s sorta like a Marx Brothers movie […]
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(Associated Press Photo) Christina Aguilera, seen performing at the American Music Awards, ranks 58th on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. She’s the only living singer under 35 to make the cut. Christina Aguilera (age 27, ranked No. 58) is the only singer under 35 on Rolling Stone’s roster of […]
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A new, and fairly different sounding, Mariah Carey single has popped up on Rhapsody and should be for sale on digital retail sites next week. It’s a quiet self-empowerment ballad called “Right to Dream” from an indie film called “Tennessee” that, according to an L.A. Times blogger, will be given a limited release in December […]
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Here’s a photo of Augie Meyers and Doug Sahm that I wanted to run with yesterday’s blog post about the Doug Sahm tribute album. As I was cursing the Interwebs in particular and technology in general for not letting me get the photo up, Mr. Downtown, Ben Olivo, reminded me I need to resize the […]
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(Associated Press Photo) Nickelback, shown arriving at the American Music Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, will play the AT&T Center on April 14. Canadian rock powerhouse Nickelback is returning to San Antonio on April 14 for a show at the AT&T Center, according to a publicist for the band’s label, Roadrunner Records. (An AT&T […]
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(Courtesy image) A drawing by Angel Rodriguez-Diaz of his public art piece “The Beacon,” which will be installed on Wednesday. As if Chris Madrid’s burgers didn’t already loom largely enough in the hearts (and bellies) of San Antonians, the Beacon Hill neighborhood is getting another landmark. Artist Angel Rodriguez-Díaz has created a 28-foot-tall illuminated sculpture […]
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(Courtesy Esperanza Center) Madonna in polymer clay by Michele Parlee. This year, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center’s Mercado de Paz/Peace Market is streching it’s global reach even farther. For the first time, the annual event will feature African handicrafts made by artisans in Tanzania and Zambia via the Women’s Global Connection, a San Antonio-based […]
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San Antonio’s Electric Cowboys have made the semi-finals of CMT’s “Music City Madness” online talent contest. More than 7 million votes have been cast so far — and the Electric Cowboys (in Tejano mode they’re Grupo Vida) have about six more hours to get those clicks for “Because I Love You.” Here’s how to vote. […]
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